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Patented Dec. 6, I898. H. 0. FLIPPER.

Nu. 6I5,544.

T E N T (Application filed. Nov. 12, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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HENRY O. FLIPPER, OF NOGALES, ARIZONA TERRITORY.

TENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,544, dated December6, 1898. Application filed November 12 1897. Serial No. 658,331. (Nomodel.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY O. FLIPPER, of Nogales, in the county of Pimaand Territory of Arizona, have invented a new and useful Improvement inTents, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple, light, andeconomically-constructed tent made from one piece of material and toprovide a means whereby a complete tent of the pyramid type may beexpeditiously and conveniently erected or whereby the material forforming such a tent may be divided and two shelter-tents formedtherefrom, it being possible for the divided material to be broughttogether to form a pyramid tent, if desired, in which event the tent maybe opened, for example, at the front and at the back, affording betterventilation when set up, and when taken down the tent may be carried bytwo men, although capable of sheltering four.

Another object of the invention is to so shape the material of which thetent is made that said material may be used as a wagon-sheet, as ablanket, as a pack-covering where packanimals are used, by pedestrians,hunters, surveyors, &c., or as a purlin, and whereby when the tent iserected portions of the material of said tent may be carried within thesame to form a covering for the ground, upon which a bed may be placed.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter full y set forth,and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the-figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pyramid tent constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 illustrates the application of theinvention to a shelter or dog tent. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the blankor material of the tent laid flat, and Fig. 4: is a plan view of theblank or material from which two shelter,

tents may be formed.

The blank A or the material from which the tent is to be formed is ofoblong shape and is shown as provided with a score or designating line10, extending from side to side at the center. Near one side of theblank at the center an opening 11 is made, adapted. to receive atent-pole, (designated as 21.) Near the same edge of the blank at oneside of the center gromets 12 are located, while at the opposite side ofthe center cords 13 are se-. cured to the blank, being adapted to passthrough the gromets when the tent is erected. A designating or scoreline 14: extends from end to end of the blank adjacent to the said edgewhere the gromets and cords are placed. A designating or score line 16is carried diagonally across one corner portion of the blank, which line16 is met at its ends by two other lines 17 and 17, converging ormeeting at the central opening 11, forminga panel B having the shape ofan isosceles triangle. At the opposite corner of the blank a designatingor score line 18 is diagonally carried corresponding to the line 16, andthe line 18 is met at its ends by two other lines 19 and 19, whichconverge or meet at the aforesaid central opening 11, forming a panel Bhaving the shape of an isosceles triangle, and between these two panelsB and B a third panel B is formed of similar shape. The spaces betweenthe lines 17 and 19 and the adjacent side edge of the blank constitutepanels D, which have the shape of a rightangle triangle, and at eachcorner adjacent to the lines 16 and 18 angular panels 0 and C arerespectively formed.

At the side edge of the blank, adjacent to the base of the panels B, B,and B eyes 520 are secured in any suitable or approved manner, similareyes being also secured to the end edges of the blank. \Vhen the blankis to be used to form a tent of the pyramid shape, the panel B willconstitute the back of the tent, the panels B and B the sides, whilethe'panels D will form the front, the said front panels being made ofsuflicient size to lap and insureperfect protection from the weather, asshown in Fig. 1, and stakes 22 are driven through the eyes 20 into theground, while the pole 21 is passed up through the central opening 11.

It will thus be observed that the blank from which the tent is formedmay consist of a seamless strip of canvas or other suitable material ofthe proper proportions and that, when the material is not to be used forthe purpose of forming a tent it may be applied to various other uses. llowever, if desired, the blank may be made injWO pieces, as shown inF1g. 4, being separated along the transverse llne 10,

each piece being enough Wider than half of the onepiece tent to allowfor sufficient lap, as shown at in Fig. 4. Openings 15 are made in eachpiece of the divided blank at places corresponding to the opening 11 atthe center of the complete blank on the score or designating line 14.Thus it will be observed that a shelter-tent may be constructed fromeach section of the blank, rendering the tent available by two separateparties, or the two shelter-tents may be brought together to form a fullpyramid tent for the better protection of both parties. When the blankis used to form two shelter-tents, two poles 21 are employed, and a stay23 is attached to each pole and secured to the ground by a stake 24 orits'equivalent. WVhen the blank is used to form a pyramid tent, both ofthe panels 0 and C are carried inward and will form a partialfloor-covering, upon which a bed may be placed or upon which personsmaylie, and

when the blank is used to form two shelter-' tents each tent will alsobe provided with a partial flooring. When the tent is to be erectedbeneath a tree, for example, a tentpole will not be needed, since a ropemay be passed around a limb of the tree and then secured to the apex ofthe tent in any approved manner to hold said tent in proper position.

Having thus described my invention, i claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A tent, comprising a strip having outlined upon itssurface triangular panels,which form the back, sides, and a partialfiooriu g for the tent, the said strip having a pole-opening at the apexof the panel forming the back of the tent and provided with eyes atedges to receive the pins or stakes, substantially as described.

2. A tent, comprising a rectangular strip having a pole-opening a shortdistance from one longitudinal edge and at the middle thereof, two eyeson its other longitudinal edge to receive the pins or stakes, said eyesbeing spaced from the ends of the strip a'distance about equal toone-half the width of thestrip, and an eye at the center of eachend ofthe strip, substantially as described.

3. A tent, consisting of a rectangular strip having outlined upon itssurface triangular panels forming the back, sides, front, and a partialflooring for the tent, and provided a short distance from onelongitudinal edge at the center thereof with a pole-opening, gromets andcords on said edge,'and with an eye at each end-and two eyes on theother'longitudinal edge substantially as described.

HENRY O. FLIPPER.

Vitnesses:

WILL. M. TIPTON, IRENEO L. OHAvEs.

